
Loomis Observatory
Oldest Observatory outside of the original 13 states, and third oldest on the North American continent.
The Hudson Library & Historical Society maintains the only comprehensive manuscript, genealogy, and artifact collection that documents Hudson, Ohio’s founding, history, and ongoing activities and functions.

One of the nation’s largest research collections on abolitionist John Brown and the Brown family.

Extensive manuscript holdings, newspapers, books, photographs, and artifacts documenting Hudson.

Vast collection of genealogy materials with an emphasis on sources for the Eastern U.S. and especially Ohio.

Oldest Observatory outside of the original 13 states, and third oldest on the North American continent.

The War of 1812, often called America’s “second war of independence,” was fought between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 until 1815. On

Once a thriving farm community between Stow and Hudson on Ohio Route 91
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